Sanaya, Shanaya: 9 definitions
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Sanaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysanaya (सनय) [or यी, yī].—f A clarion or hautboy. See sanaī.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsanaya (सनय) [-yī, -यी].—f A clarion or hautboy.
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sanāya (सनाय).—a Having a protector.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanaya (सनय).—a. Ancient, old (Ved.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySanaya (सनय).—[adjective] old, ancient.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sanaya (सनय):—[from sana] sanaya or sanaya, mf(ā)n. old, ancient, [Ṛg-veda]
2) Sanāya (सनाय):—[from sana] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati (only in [dative case] sg. of [present participle] sanāyate [accord. to some [wrong reading] for sanāya te] [Ṛg-veda i, 62, 13]) ‘to be from of old’ or ‘linger, tarry.’
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySanāya (सनाय) [Also spelled sanay]:—(nf) senna, a plant the leaves of which are used as a purgative; such a pvrgative.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySāṇaya (साणय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śāṇaka.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚānāya (ಶಾನಾಯ):—[noun] a share in the agriculture produce that a village accountant is given as his fees or salary from the farmers.
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Sanaya (ಸನಯ):—[adjective] in a humble manner; modest; gentle.
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Sanaya (ಸನಯ):—[noun] the quality of being humble, modest or gentle; humility; modesty; gentleness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sanayagai, Sanayallacci, Shanayamudre.
Ends with (+11): Accasanaya, Accasanaya, Anashanaya, Ashanaya, Bhasanaya, Cyutashanaya, Gavesanaya, Gavesanaya, Hutashanaya, Ishanaya, Lesanaya, Padusanaya, Pagasanaya, Pajjuvasanaya, Pasanaya, Pavesanaya, Phasanaya, Posanaya, Punardarshanaya, Purushanaya.
Full-text: Sanaka, Cyutashanaya, Sanay, Svarnuli, Svarnapushpadhvaja, Tathadarshana, Hemapushpi.
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